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Hitchin (/ ˈ h ɪ tʃ ɪ n /) is a market town in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. The town dates from at least the 7th century . It lies in the valley of the River Hiz at the north-eastern end of the Chiltern Hills .
Hitchin is a historic market town in the north of Hertfordshire, four miles south-west of Letchworth Garden City. Interestingly the name 'Hitchin' was not used until the 17th century but the earliest record of a settlement here goes back 1000 years earlier, to the 7th century.
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Welcome To Hitchin. Hitchin is a beautiful market town with so much to offer. Incredible history, an amazing shopping experience with an abundance of independent stores, a fantastic food and drink scene and entertainment, art and culture for all.
- Hitchin Lavender. A crop that you’d associate with somewhere like Provence, lavender has been grown in the Hitchin countryside since the 16th century.
- St Mary’s Church. Hitchin’s parish church is the largest in Hertfordshire and is larger than a town of this size would have needed in Medieval times. Instead St Mary’s Church is testament to the wealth generated by the wool trade in the 14th and 15th centuries.
- British Schools Museum. This acclaimed museum is in a sprawling school building set up in a disused malthouse in 1810 and then extended through the rest of the 19th century.
- Market Place. Aside from lavender Hitchin’s main crop was corn, which was sold at the Market Place for more than 300 years. Attesting to this is the Corn Exchange on the square’s west side, dating to 1853 and once filled with stalls occupied by corn dealers and seed-sellers.
- lynda b. Stevenage, UK21 contributions. Fun at the museum. We visited today as there was a craft and pumpkin making event for Halloween week this half time,the staff were amazing with us all,a good selection of things to do including a visit to the headmaster’s haunted house.
- Judy W. London, UK47 contributions. Enjoyed Our Visit. Pretty place to visit. Probably better to go in July. Lavender appeared to be coming to the end not very colourful.
- Anuruddha K. London, UK 118 contributions. Absolutely great experience. Absolutely Great experience. Visited on an open day (Sunday) where many volunteers gathered and the water mill was operational.
- AlinaRC. Hertfordshire 1,526 contributions. Unusual garden opening up more in 2021. St Paul's Walden Bury is only a few miles from Stevenage and Hitchin but feels very rural.
Hitchin is an ancient English market town surrounded by the green and pleasant countryside of North Hertfordshire. It has clearly been a pleasant and prosperous place to live for thousands of years. Prehistoric finds, the proximity of the ancient Icknield Way and Roman remains all point to many millennia of continuous human settlement.
Places to visit and attractions in Hitchin, an ancient 7th century priory town in South East England.
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